Israel becomes vice-chair of committee of NGOs at the UN
Iran had attempted to be elected into this group but was unsuccessful in such attempts.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated: JANUARY 23, 2019 02:12Members of the United Nations Security Council observe a moment of silence for those killed in the Gaza Strip on Monday, before the start of a UN Security Council meeting concerning the violence at the border of Israel and the Gaza Strip, at United Nations headquarters, May 15(photo credit: DREW ANGERER / AFP)
Lauded as a rare-move, Israel has been elected to Vice-Chair the 19-nation committee of NGO's at the United Nations early Tuesday morning.The committee is responsible for overseeing the work of human rights organizations. Israel will be representing the western nations as of Monday and will be in itself represented by Nadav Yesod.Iran had attempted to be elected into this group but was unsuccessful in such attempts.
BREAKING: Israel wins election to VP spot on UN committee overseeing human rights groups; Iran tried and failed to get elected last year, and thus couldn't block Jewish state from clinching rare leadership post at world body. https://t.co/Wdjr3m5oHs via @unwatch
